Emerse Bioreactor

Abstract: the invention relates to a bioreactor () comprising multiple substrates () made of solid or a semisolid material for the emerse growing of aerophilic, photosynthesizing organisms () for use with a light device () for providing light () for the organisms (), wherein the bioreactor has a reactor chamber () inside which the substrates () for growing the organisms () are arranged, a gassing device () for supplying the organisms () with gas (), and a humidifying device () for supplying the organisms () with moisture (), wherein the substrates () are formed in pieces and are provided as bulk material () in the reaction chamber () during operation, wherein through-paths () for gas () and/or moisture () are provided between multiple substrates () and the bioreactor () is arranged in such a way that the bulk material () can be illuminated with light () from the light device (). the invention also relates to a substrate for a bioreactor, a method for generating a biofilm and a use of the biofilm for fertilizing, for upgrading soil or for directly or indirectly feeding people or animals.

Inventor(s): Michael Lakatos

CPC Classification: C12M21/02 ({Photobioreactors (culturing algae , , )})

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